Parasitology
Trichuriasis: Morphology of Trichuris trichiura Eggs
Morphology of whipworm (Trichuris trichiura) eggs in stool microscopy: characteristic features, atypical forms, and the biological cycle of the causative agent of trichuriasis.
Tag
Microscopy
Parasitology
Stool Microscopy Challenge: Helminth Egg Identification
A parasitology diagnostic challenge: identify the parasite species from a photomicrograph of a 50 µm egg found during copro-ovoscopy.
Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis in Vaginal Smear: Methylene Blue Stain
Microscopy of a vaginal smear in trichomoniasis: detection of Trichomonas vaginalis and pronounced leukocyte reaction with methylene blue staining.
Parasitology
Morphology of Hymenolepis nana and Ascaris lumbricoides Eggs
Microscopic features and comparative morphology of dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana) and roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) eggs in a stool sample.
Lab test interpretation
Triple Phosphate Crystals in Stool: Coprogram Microscopy
Detection of triple phosphate (struvite) crystals during stool microscopy: crystal morphology in coprogram and clinical-diagnostic significance.
Clinical cases
Herpes Simplex Virus Cytopathic Effect in a Vaginal Smear
Multinucleated giant cells resembling mulberry cells in a vaginal smear: herpes simplex virus cytopathic effect observed via methylene blue microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Spermiophages in Ejaculate Smear: Macrophage Morphology
Morphology of spermiophages in a stained ejaculate smear during spermogram. Phagocytosis of spermatozoa by macrophages and their clinical and diagnostic significance.
Parasitology
Trichinellosis: Morphology of Trichinella Nematode Larvae
The causative agent of trichinellosis: Trichinella nematode life cycle, migration and encapsulation of larvae in striated muscles, microscopic features.
Parasitology
Diagnostic Exercise: What Was Found in a Soil Sample?
A microscopy diagnostic exercise: a microscopic object was found in a soil sample. Try to identify the finding based on its characteristic morphology.
Clinical cases
Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Urethral Smear: Microscopy
A clinical case of Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection in a urethral smear from a 30-year-old male: microscopic findings of gonorrhea with intracellular diplococci.
Lab test interpretation
Spheroplasts in Urine Sediment: Microscopy and Causes
Morphology and detection of spheroplasts in urine sediment microscopy. Mechanism of cell wall-deficient bacteria formation during antibiotic therapy.
Hematology
Unusual Neutrophil Clusters in a Blood Smear
Microscopic view of a peripheral blood smear: unusual flower-like arrangement of neutrophils, leukocyte morphology under light microscopy.